1999 Isuzu Rodeo

I HAVE A 99 RODEO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON DEC. 24 WHEN THE TRAILING ARM SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME IT'S A LARGE MIRACLE THAT I WASN'T KILLED WHEN I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICEFOR THE BRACKET THAT CAME OFF THE FRAME. I HAD MY RODEO TOWED TO THE LOCALE DEALER WHO AFTER KEEPING IT FOR ONE MONTH FINALLY CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FRAME IS SO ROTTED THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO REATTACH THE BRACKET. THE ISUZU CORP. THEN CALLED ME TO OFFER A RIDICULOUS BUY BACK AMOUNT OF 1500 WHICH THEY SAY IS THE COST OF THE REPAIR THEY CAN'T PERFORM. THE BRACKET THAT WAS RECALLED IS NOT THE REAL ISSUE THE ROTTING FRAME IS THE FRAMES ON THESE VEHICLES IS SO ROTTED THROUGH THAT NO BRACKET CAN BE REATTACHED SAFELY. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF POSTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THERE VEHICLE AND I AM DISGUSTED WITH THE FACT THAT NOONE HAS DONE ANYTHING TO MAKE ISUZU FIX THE REAL PROBLEM OR AT LEAST PAY PEOPLE WHAT IS RIGHT AND THAT IS AT LEAST FAIR MARKET VALUE. BECAUSE THEY ARE A BIG CORP WITH LOTS OF MONEY AND RESOURCES THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY LIKE AND US UNFORTUNATE LESS POWERFUL RODEO OWNERS CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND GET THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES OF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BEHIND THE WHEEL OF ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE FRAME SUDDENLY FRACTURED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS FO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FORWARD MOUNTING BRACKET COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALMOST PROCEEDED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD INTO A NEIGHBORS YARD. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A FEW AUTHORIZED DEALERS IN THE AREA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE FRAME. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 10V436000, SUSPENSION, REAR WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

1999 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER STATES HE RECEIVED A RECALL AND THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER RUST PROBLEMS THAT ISUZU IS NOT AWARE OF. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUSTING ON THE TOP OF THE TANK WHICH WAS CAUSING GAS TO LEAK OUT. IN 2010, THERE WAS A RUST THROUGH IN THE FRAME AROUND THE FORWARDING MOUNTING POINTS BRACKETS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINKS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER BRACKET BROKE OFF THE FRAME DUE TO RUSTING OUT ALSO. THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER SPRING SEAT HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT BENT UP AGAINST THE FLOOR OF THE BODY. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME OVER THE REAR AXLE HOUSING HAD RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES. ON THE INSIDE, THERE WAS A HOLE 5 1/2 INCHES LONG AND 1 1/2 INCHES AT THE WIDEST POINT. ON THE OUTSIDE, THERE WERE FOUR DIFFERENT HOLES. *JB

I OWN A 1999 ISUZU RODEO WHICH HAS A RECALL 10V436000, THE REAR SUSPENTION THAT HOOKS INTO THE REAR FRAME RUSTS OUT. MINE DIDN'T DO THAT, BUT MY REAR FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS RUSTED SO BAD THAT THE BODY OF THE CAR ISN'T ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE RODEO IS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND CANNOT BE FIXED.ISUZU HAD MY CAR PICKED UP BY A FLAT BED TRUCK ON 12/15/10 AND TAKEN TO A SERVICE CENTER. I ASKED THEM TO RENT ME A SUV AS I WORK AS A RURAL CARRIER FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE AND I ALSO GO TO 6 DIFFERENT OFFICES IN VERMONT TO WORK, I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS IN DANGER OF BEING FIRED, BECAUSE I HAVE TO PROVIDE THE VEHICLE FOR MY JOB. THE WOULDN'T RENT A VEHICLE FOR ME, THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THEY WILL HOWEVER BUY BACK MY CAR FOR LESS THEN WHAT I OWE. I HAVE STILL HAD TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS AND KEEP INSURANCE ON THE RODEO. I SPENT $250. LAST WEEK FOR A SUV TO DO THE RURAL ROUTE. I HAVE BEEN BORROWING CARS FROM FRIENDS AND BUMMING RIDES, I NEVER KNOW DAY TO DAY HOW I'M GOING TO GET TO WORK OR HOW I AM GOING TO DELIVER MAIL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO JUST GO BUY ANOTHER SUV AND MAKE PAYMENTS ON TWO CARS. ITS BEEN 5 WEEKS SINCE THEY TOOK MY RODEO AND IT HAS BEEN A HARDSHIP ON ME. I DON'T KNOW MY RIGHTS OR WHERE TO GET HELP WITH THIS MATTER, I AM HOPING YOU CAN HELP ME OR POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR); THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FRAMES SEVERE RUST. THEY WERE UNABLE TO WELD THE BRACKET TO THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN THE CONTACTS CALL AND HAD NOT DONE SO WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. . UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF UPDATED 12/19/11 *CN

WENT TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD CLINKING SOUND. AXLE SUPPORT BRACKET BROKE AND SHAFT HANGING DOWN. BUT LOOKING CLOSER THE ENTIRE REAR END OF FRAME HAS SIGNIFICANT RUST. RUST IS SO BAD THAT AREAS WHERE THE RECALLED BRACKETS ATTACH TO FRAME ARE ALMOST NON EXISTENT. AFTER SEEING THE EXTENT OF RUST AND CORROSION, I AM SURPRISED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BROKEN IN HALF. I HAVE NEVER SEEN FRAME RUST AS BAD AS THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND GOING UPHILL WHEN THE LOWER LINK BRACKET FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A WELDING SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE METAL LINK NEEDED TO WELD THE LINK BRACKET BACK ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE IF IT WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM ISUZU FOR THE RECALL ON THE SUSPENSION BRACKET BEING BROKEN FROM THE FRAME, AND WAS TOLD WE WOULD BE HAVING OUR CARS PURCHASED BACK AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. NOW THAT THEY HAVE MY VEHICLE THEY SAY THEY WILL OFFER ME THE COST OF THE REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE SAFE AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE BRACKET THEY PROPOSE FIXES THE ISSUE. THIS CAR ALMOST KILLED ME WHEN THE BRACKET BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME AND NOW THEY SAY IF I DON'T TAKE THE $1500 THEY ARE GOING TO INSTALL THE BRACKET AND GIVE MY CAR BACK, ALTHOUGH IT WILL NOT BE SAFELY DRIVABLE. I BOUGHT THIS FROM A LOCAL GARAGE FOR A FAIR PRICE AND HAD NO INDICATION OF THE FAILURE I WAS ABOUT TO ENCOUNTER. MY COMPLAINT IS FOR THE COMPANIES HANDLING OF THE RECALL AND MANIPULATION OF THE WORDS IN THE RECALL TO SAY THAT ALL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IS THE BRACKET WHEN CLEARLY THE ISSUE IS FAR GREATER THAN THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AS I SEEM TO HAVE LIMITED TIME TO DECIDE EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE ALLOWED 60 DAYS I AM NOT ! I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA TO BUY THESE BACK BUT NOT FORCING US TO TAKE HALF OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE. MY CAR WAS A DAILY DRIVER REGISTERED AND INSPECTED EVERYTHING IN WORKING ORDER UNTIL THE LINK SEPARATION. AT THAT TIME I PARKED IT ON THE SIDE OF MY YARD WHERE IT SAT FOR 9 MONTHS UNTIL IT WAS PICKED UP BY ISUZU. I HAVE OVER $2500 INTO IT , NOT INCLUDING MY LABOR AND FELT A GOOD 4X4 WAS ATLEAST WORTH THAT. I AM IN NO POSITION TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY ON MY OWN AND FEEL THEY ARE NOT TREATING PEOPLE AS THEY SHOULD. I HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL RODEOS AT DEALER LOTS THAT ARE GOING TO BREAK THE LINK, AND FOUND MOST OF THE FRAMES ARE LIKE MINE, ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT ! THAT NEEDS TO BE THE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I THINK THE ISSUE WITH THE FRAME NEEDS TO BE COVERED BY THE RECALL AS THE SHEETMETAL FLOOR JUST NEXT TO THE ROTTED FRAME IS GOOD AS NEW.... . PLEASE REVIEW THE WORDING IN THIS RECALL AND THE FRAMES IN QUESTION. *TR